Patients who say they were denied emergency abortions and other care will now be able to file complaints directly with the U.S. government.

EMTALA Investigations The investigation process is familiar. Once CMS receives an EMTALA complaint, the Regional Office (RO) evaluates it and may refer the case to the state survey agency (SA).

Learn how the recent implementation of web tools supporting the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act are helping the American public.

The application of EMTALA to psychiatric hospitals has long presented compliance concerns for psychiatric hospital providers. To provide clarity, the CMS recently released two memos that offer ...

Learn how the recent implementation of web tools supporting the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act are helping the American public.

The court also determined that the Biden administration did not follow the proper rulemaking process when issuing its 2022 EMTALA guidance.

CMS released new EMTALA guidance June 27 that reaffirms the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, which was passed in 2002, according to JD Supra.

Pregnant people in Idaho should be able to access abortion in a medical emergency in Idaho, at least for now.

The Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration's attempt to require emergency abortions in Texas when needed to prevent serious injury to the mother.

The AHA submitted comments Monday to the CMS backing the choice. The government made its announcement earlier this year that it would maintain status quo.

Physician Claim of Retaliation under EMTALA Allowed to Proceed On March 11, 2009, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled that a physician may pursue a claim of ...